BOOK REVIEW How austerity, capitalism’s protector, breeds fascism in an elaborate exercise in class domination 5 min 2 By Dale McKinley
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE Nelson Mandela Bay has lost R430m in National Treasury grants due to underspending 4 min 7 By Estelle Ellis
STATE OF THE PROVINCE Alan Winde calls on Western Cape to ‘stand for what is right’ in shifting global order 5 min 3 By Suné Payne
LEARNING CURVE KZN Education Department ‘seeks creative solutions’ as budget cut affects training, nutrition and transport 4 min 1 By Nkululeko Ndlovu
BACK TO SCHOOL First day of school: emotions, challenges, and a new era of learning begin 12 min 0 By Nonkululeko Njilo, Siyabonga Goni, Kristin Engel and Nkululeko Ndlovu
AGE OF UNCERTAINTY Western Cape officials push for home-based care, private funding after Older Persons Programme budget cut 6 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
SCHOOL FUNDING CRISIS Teachers stand to lose posts as SA’s provincial education departments face budget shortfall of billions of rands 8 min 8 By Lisakhanya Venna, Naledi Sikhakhane and Ed Stoddard
EDUCATION CRISIS ‘Our children deserve better’ – Opposition parties decry Western Cape’s plan to cut 2,400 teacher posts 3 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
GROUNDUP Non-profits sceptical of Gauteng premier Lesufi’s move to fix social development dept funding crisis 1 min 3 By Daniel Steyn and Masego Mafata
URBAN WATERWAYS Budget cuts dampen Cape Town’s river rehabilitation, with key projects delayed for 10 years 7 min 6 By Kristin Engel
PROVINCIAL BUDGET Western Cape tries to balance national budget cuts with ‘protecting the vulnerable’ 4 min 0 By Suné Payne
SONA 2024 OP-ED So many questions and so few answers arise from the State of the Nation Address 5 min 0 By Zimbali Mncube and Liso Mdutyana
AILING SYSTEM A health system under stress means the children will pay a price, warn child health advocates 8 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
HEALTH IN CRISIS Western Cape health professionals make united appeal for ‘catastrophic budget cuts’ to be halted 9 min 6 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
DIRE FINANCIAL STRAITS Western Cape declares intergovernmental dispute with Treasury over rising public sector wage bill 4 min 14 By Victoria O’Regan
RADICAL COST-CUTTING Eastern Cape warns of drastic budget-slashing to meet national government targets 4 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
MEDIUM-TERM BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT Budget cuts cost us, say anti-austerity protesters demanding universal income grant 5 min 3 By Jim Mohlala
AUSTERITY RED FLAGS Treasury’s planned budget cuts ‘dangerous to the economy and well-being’, say SA economists, civil society 6 min 7 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Free State NPA walks budget tightrope coupled with critical staff shortfall 3 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
PUBLIC FINANCES OP-ED Eight things you need to know about South Africa’s fiscal position 9 min 1 By Liso Mdutyana and Dr Hamadziripi Tamukamoyo
AUSTERITY MEASURES Health minister warns of negative impact of 'cost containment' on quality of healthcare services 3 min 18 By Mark Heywood
